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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,415
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ladders |
| NECK AND ARM INJURY FROM FALLING OFF LADDER. DX- FALL, CERVICAL PAIN, LEFT RADICULAR ARM PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL OFF A LADDER 2 WEEKS AGO. DX. NECK AND BACK PAIN.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ladders |
| 47 Y/O FELL 8 FT. OFF A LADDER LANDING ONRIGHT SIDE, C/O PAIN TO HIP, SHOULDER, BUTTOCK, NECK, ANKLE. DX/NECK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL OFF A LADDER STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders, Stairs or steps |
| CERV STR. PT FELL OFF LADDER HITTING NECK ON STEP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders, House repair or construction materials |
| CERVICAL STRAIN, LUMBAR STRAIN, S/P FALL: HELPING FRIEND, SLIPPED ON WOODEN LADDER, FELL 3-4 FT,SHINGLES HE WAS CARRYING FELL ON TOP OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders, Sprayers |
| PT ON HIS ROOF PRESSURE WASHING AND FELL OFF THE LADDER AND STRAINED NE CK |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/27/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| STATES FELL APPROX 2 STEPS OFF OF A LADDER AND INJURED THE NECK. C/O PAIN. DX: ACUTE NECK MUSCLE STRAIN* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| 38 YOM SLIPPED OFF LADDER CERVICAL SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL FROM LADDER. DX NECK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| NECK INJURY FROM FALLING OFF LADDER. DX-BURST TYPE FRACTURE C7, PATIENT WAS TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL BACKWARDS OFF OF A LADDER. DX CONTUSION HEAD, CERVICAL STRAIN# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders, Ceilings and walls |
| LADDER FELL 8 FT FROM CEILING, HIT PT IN BACK OF NECK, CONTUSION, WAS W EARING HARD HAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| C-STRAIN, FELL OFF LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT ON HIS ROOF YESTERDAY COMING DOWN AND LEGS GOT TANGLED IN THE LADDE R AND FELL LANDING ONTO BACK STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders, Painting equipment, powered |
| FELL OFF A LADDER PAINTING A HOUSE CERVICAL STRAIN * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| 38 YO M CERVICL LUMBAR STRAIN FELL 4-5 FT FROM LADDER AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL FROM A LADDER - STRAINED NECK AND CONTUSION TO HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| 42 YO MALE HURT BACK CARRYING LADDER CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ladders |
| NECK PAIN-FELL 18 FEET OFF LADDER ONTO GRASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| 30 YO MALE FELL OFF LADDER NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER/C-STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL OFF A 7 FOOT LADDER, CERVICAL SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER STRAINING NECK AND BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders, Tables |
| ACUTE CERVICAL SPINE STRAIN:FELL OFF LADDER APPROX. 6 FT WHILE PAINTING STRUCK BASE OF SKULL ON COFFEE TABLE, PAIN NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT WITH NECK SPRAIN FROM FALL OFF LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER FROM 5 FEET, HITTING HEAD @ FRIEND'S HOUSE DX; NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER, HURT NECK. DX CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders, Computers |
| PATIENT FELL OFF LADDER AND LANDED ON COMPUTER. DX; SPRAIN TO NECK AND CONTUSION TO FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER DX: NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders, Windowsills or frames |
| PT FELL AP 5' FROM LADDER;STRUCK BACK OF NECK;BACK AGAINST WINDOW SILL, LANDED ON SHOULDER. DX:CONTUSION NECK, R/O HERNIATED DISC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL OFF OF LADDER. DX: CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ladders |
| WHILE ON A LADDER, PT FELL, TO ER WITH NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/15/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL OFF A LADDER. CERVICAL SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL OFF OF LADDER BACKWARDS APPROX 7 FT NECK SPRAIN # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER DX: NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL FROM UNSTEADY LADDER 4 FEET AND LANDED ON PILE OF LUMBER AT HOM E. D: CERVICAL STRAIN, CHEST WALL CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL 10 FT FROM LADDER, NECK PAIN, LLL PAIN DX; FX C6, L FIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| 38 YO MALE FELL OFF TWO STEPS OF LADDER CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| CERVICAL STRAIN. PT WAS ON ROOF TOP JUMPED TO A LADDER. LADDER MISSING , PT ENDED UP FALLING 10-15 ONTO HIS NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| PATIENT FELL FROM LADDER, JARRED NECK. DX; STRAIN TO NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL 4 FT OFF A LADDER AT HOME INJURING NECK DX: ACUTE CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL OFF A LADDER YESTERDAY AT HOME & NOW HAS NECK PAIN DX: ACUTE CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| NECK STR/27YOM STS WAS UP ON A LADDER & IT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HE GOT UP ON HIS OWN & STARTED BACK UP THE LADDER. C/O NECK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| CERVICAL STRAIN, FELL OFF LADDER A SHORT DISTANCE @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| 34 YOM FELL FROM A LADDER SUSTAINING A CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL FROM LADDER AND INJURED NECK. DX: NECK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT WAS UP ON A LADDER ABOUT 8-10 FEET CLEANING GUTTERS AND FELL OFF ONT O CONCRETE FRACTURED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| NECK STR. PT TWISTED NECK WHEN SLIDING DOWN A LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL 7 FEET OFF LADDER HAD FX IN NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/24/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT WAS LIFTING A LADDER AND TURNED HEAD AND FELT PAIN IN NECK. NO OTHER INFO. LPTMS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| CERV STR. PT STRAINED NECK WHEN FALLING OFF A LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| NECK STR. PT STRAINED NECK WHEN FALLING DOWN A LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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